Featured Events Include:

• The Magic Tree House®: The Musical
  Sunday, October 5, 2008, 3:00 p.m.

• Ballet Theatre of Ohio: The Nutcracker
  Saturday, November 29, 2008, 2:00 and 7:00 p.m.
  Sunday, November 30, 2008, 2:00 p.m.
  Friday, December 5, 2008, 7:00 p.m.
  Saturday, December 6, 2008, 2:00 and 7:00 p.m.
  Sunday, December 7, 2008, 2:00 p.m.

• The Peking Acrobats
  Saturday, February 21, 2009, 8 PM

• Dance Theatre of Harlem Ensemble
  Wednesday, March 18, 2009 7:30 PM

• The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
  Sunday, November 2, 2008, 2:00 p.m.

• Chamber Theater Production Inc. presents CLASSICS!
  Friday, November 14, 2008, 10:30 a.m. and 12:15 p.m.

• Coretta Scott King and the Fight for Freedom
  Sunday, January 18, 2009, 2:00 p.m.

• Show & Tellwith Trish and Mel – An Interactive Family Event
  Sunday, February 8, 2009, 2:00 p.m.

• Tom Sawyer: An Original Musical
  Sunday, March 29, 2009, 2:00 p.m.

• The Princess and the Pea
  Sunday, April 26, 2009, 2:00 p.m.

• Akron Screams – Horror Film and Music Festival
  Friday, October 31, 2008, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, November 1, 2008, 1:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

• Warren Miller’s Children of Winter & Ski Fest presented by Fairlawn Family Practice
  Saturday, November 22, 2008, 7:00 p.m.

• Film Classics for a Cause
  Six classic films will be shown in partnership with Akron charitable organizations. Admission to all the films is free and donations will be accepted. For information about which films will be shown on a particular date, please visit www.akroncivic.com.

• Sunday, December 21, 2008, 2:00 p.m.
  To benefit Gennesaret, Akron’s near west side soup kitchen. Free.

• Saturday, January 10, 2009, 8:00 p.m.
  To benefit the Alzheimer’s Association. Free.

• Saturday, January 17, 2009, 8:00 p.m.
  To benefit Greenleaf Family Center. Free.

• Saturday, January 24, 2009, 8:00 p.m.
  To benefit the Battered Women’s Shelter. Free.

• Saturday, January 31, 2009, 8:00 p.m.
  To benefit the West Hill Neighborhood Organization. Free.

• Akron Symphony Orchestra presents Romantic Journey: The Broadway Concert starring Brent Barrett and Patty Goble
  Friday, October 3, 2008, 8:00 p.m.

• R. Jelani Eddington on the Civic’s Mighty Wurlitzer Organ
  Saturday, October 11, 2008, 8:00 p.m.

• Children’s Concert Society presents The University of Akron Steel Drum Band
  Wednesday-Thursday, October 15-16, 2008, 9:45 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.

• The Glenn Miller Orchestra
  Thursday, October 23, 2008, 7:30 p.m.

• Christmas Music Spectacular
  Saturday, December 13, 2008, 1:00 and 4:30 p.m.
  Sunday, December 14, 2008, 3:00 p.m.

• Jingle Bell Swing Starring Helen Welch
  Friday, December 19, 2008, 8:00 p.m.

• Parade of Irish Music Presented by Summit Choral Society
  Saturday, March 21, 2009, 7:30 p.m.

• Winter Breakout IV: A Night of Smooth Jazz
  Saturday, March 28, 2009 7:30 PM

• The Cuyahoga Valley Youth Ballet performs "The Empty Pot" and the world premier of "At My Best"
  Saturday March 14, 2009, 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
  Sunday March 15, 2009, 2:30 p.m.

• Children’s Concert Society presents Cuyahoga Valley Youth Ballet performing "The Empty Pot"
  Wednesday-Thursday, April 22-23, 2009, 9:45 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.

• Ballet Theatre of Ohio: The Wizard of Oz
  Saturday, May 2, 2009, 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.
  Sunday, May 3, 2009, 2:00 p.m.

• Darius Goes West
  Friday, September 12, 2008, 7:00 p.m.

• Anita Renfroe
  Wednesday, October 8, 2008, 7:00 p.m.

• First Night Akron
  Wednesday, December 31, 2008 5 PM - Midnight

• Friends of Firestone Celebration of the Arts
  Friday, January 30, 2009, 6:00 p.m.

• Akron Corporate Idol
  Thursday, March 26, 2009 6 PM

• Save The Date for Something Outrageous
  Saturday, April 18, 2009
  Expect only one thing… the unexpected!

• Nexstar National Talent Competition
  Friday-Sunday, May 8-10, 2009

For ticket prices and to purchase tickets for Akron Civic Theatre events visit the Akron Civic Theatre Box Office in person, by phone at (330) 253-2488, at www.akroncivic.com, and at all Ticketmaster locations or by phone at (330) 945-9400.

More than 100,000 people visit the Akron Civic Theatre annually. The theater, which first opened as the Akron Loew’s in 1929, is one of the few remaining examples of the acclaimed atmospheric design created by famed architect John Eberson.

These programs are made possible with the support of: Akron Community Foundation, The City of Akron, Dominion, Donors to the Civic Marquee Club, Downtown Akron Partnership, Hitchcock Flemming and Associates, Northern Ohio Golf Charities Foundation, Inc., Ohio Arts Council, OMNOVA Foundation, STAGE Left at the Civic, Summit County Port Authority.

Contact:
Maria Nagel, Akron Civic Theatre
330-730-9624
maria_nagel1@yahoo.

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